BLONDIE - PLASTIC LETTERS (1978)

Studio album by Blondie
Released	February 1978
Recorded	June–July 1977 at Plaza Sound Studio, New York
Genre	New Wave, punk rock
Length	34:46
Label	Chrysalis (1166)
Producer	Richard Gottehrer

Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in February 1978 on Chrysalis Records. It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer. "Denis", a cover of the Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise", was a hit all over Europe; reaching no.2 in March 1978 in the United Kingdom. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" was the second single from the album, reaching no.10 in the UK in May 1978. The song was written by the band's original bass guitar player Gary Valentine, shortly before his departure from the band prior to the album being recorded (which necessitated Chris Stein playing bass as well as guitar). The album peaked at no.10 in the UK and has been certified Platinum by the BPI.

Track Listing:

• "Fan Mail" (James Destri) – 2:38
• "Denis" (Neil Levenson) – 2:19
• "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)" (Chris Stein) – 2:49
• "Youth Nabbed as Sniper" (Stein) – 3:00
• "Contact in Red Square" (Destri) – 2:01
• "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (Gary Valentine) – 2:43
• "I'm on E" (Deborah Harry, Stein) – 2:13
• "I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No" (Destri, Harry) – 2:51
• "Love at the Pier" (Harry) – 2:27
• "No Imagination" (Destri) – 2:56
• "Kidnapper" (Destri) – 2:37
• "Detroit 442" (Destri, Stein) – 2:28
• "Cautious Lip" (Stein, Ronnie Toast) – 4:24

 PRIZE: 100.000 IDR

THE CARS - THE CARS (1978)

Studio album by The Cars
Released	June 6, 1978 (1978-06-06)
Recorded	AIR Studios, London, February 1978 (1978-02)
Genre	Rock, New Wave
Length	35:40
Label	Elektra
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker

The Cars is the debut album by the Boston-based American new wave band The Cars, released in 1978. With the popular tracks "Just What I Needed" and "My Best Friend's Girl" getting heavy airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, the album sold one million copies by the end of the year and steadily climbed the charts, peaking at #18 on the Billboard 200 in March 1979. The album was ranked #4 on Billboard's Top Pop Albums of 1979 year end chart. The Cars remained on the album chart for 139 weeks with four more tracks — "Good Times Roll", "You're All I've Got Tonight", "Bye Bye Love" and "Moving in Stereo" — becoming AOR radio favorites.
The album was re-issued as a Deluxe Edition on April 20, 1999, containing demos of the entire album alongside five previously unreleased demos.
Rolling stone's magazine ranked the album 279 in 500 best albums of all time.
The cover model is Natalya Medvedeva, a Russian-born model, journalist, and musician who died in 2003.

Track listing:

• "Good Times Roll" – 3:44
• "My Best Friend's Girl" – 3:44
• "Just What I Needed" – 3:44
• "I'm in Touch with Your World" – 3:31
• "Don't Cha Stop" – 3:01
• "You're All I've Got Tonight" – 4:13
• "Bye Bye Love" – 4:14
• "Moving in Stereo" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek) – 4:41
• "All Mixed Up" – 4:14

PRIZE: 125.000 IDR